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This Joint Committee shall meet, as a rule, once a year, alternately 

 in the United States and the Soviet Union, unless otherwise mutually 

 agreed. 



2. The Joint Committee shall take such action as is necessary for 

 effective implementation of this Agreement including, but not limited 

 to, approval of specific projects and programs of cooperation ; desig- 

 nation of appropriate agencies and organizations to be responsible for 

 carrying out cooperative activities ; and making recommendations, as 

 appropriate, to the Parties, 



3. Each Party shall designate its Executive Agent which will be 

 responsible for carrying out this Agreement. During the period be- 

 tween meetings of the Joint Committee, the Executive Agents shall 

 maintain contact with each other and coordinate and supervise the 

 development and implementation of cooperative activities conducted 

 under this Agreement. 



Article 6 



Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prejudice other 

 agreements between the Parties or commitments of either Party to 

 other international oceanographic programs. 



Article 7 



Each Party, with the consent of the other Party, may invite third 

 countries to participate in cooperative activities engaged in under this 

 Agreement. 



Article 8 



1. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature and remain 

 in force for five years. It may be modified or extended by mutual 

 agreement of the Parties. 



2. The termination of the Agreement shall not affect the validity 

 of implementing agreements concluded under this Agreement be- 

 tween interested agencies, organizations and firms of the two countries. • 



Done at Washington, this 19th day of June, 1973, in duplicate, in 

 the English and Kussian languages, both texts being equally 

 authentic. 

 For the Government of the United States of America : 



(Signed) William P. Eogers. 

 For the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Eepublics : 



(Signed) A. Gromtko. 



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